Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 300 pages)
ISBN:
9780520936645
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0520936647
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159734818X
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9781597348188
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1417525770
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9781417525775
Inhalt:
In more than a metaphorical sense, the womb has proven to be an important site of political struggle in and about Africa. By examining the political significance--and complex ramifications--of reproductive controversies in twentieth-century Kenya, this book explores why and how control of female initiation, abortion, childbirth, and premarital pregnancy have been crucial to the exercise of colonial and postcolonial power
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-287) and index
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Imperial populations and women's affairs -- Colonial uplift and girl-midwives -- Mau Mau and the girls who circumcised themselves -- Late colonial customs and wayward schoolgirls -- Postcolonial nationalism and modern single mothers.
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In English
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Thomas, Lynn M Politics of the womb Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003 ISBN 0520224507
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520235401
Sprache:
Englisch
